Title
Approval to Transfer Funds to the Black On Black Crime Task Force Inc. for Youth and Job Skill Programs (NB)
This is a request for City Commission authorization for the transfer of $25,000 of Federal Forfeiture funds to the Black On Black Crime Task Force.
Explanation
This item requests that the City Commission appropriate and expend an amount not to exceed $25,000 from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Fund for the Black On Black Crime Task Force, Inc. for youth and job skills programs. Black On Black Crime Task Force, Inc. is partnered with the Gainesville Police Department on a variety of projects from the Reichert House Youth Academy to the BOLD Program to the Domestic Violence Unit. Per Federal Forfeiture guidelines the transfers of shared funds from a local law enforcement agency to a community non-profit organization, an agency may, at its discretion, transfer up to a total of $25,000 of its shared funds annually to community based programs whose missions are supportive of a consistent law enforcement effort, policy and/or initiative. The chief law enforcement officer must approve the transfer and must ensure the recipient is a qualified entity.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $25,000 is available from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund. Based on the Comparative Balance Sheet dated September 30, 2014, the available balance of this account is $1,228,421.
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $25,000 from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund to the Black On Black Crime Task Force, Inc.